Christmas-tree-ornament fastener



vFeb'. 18, 1930. F. FISHER A 1,747,892

CHRISTMAS TREE ORNAMENT FASTENER Filed Maron 20, 1929 4l BY @A TToRNEY.

Patented Feb. 18, 1930 UNITED STATES GFFCE FRANK FISHER, OF NEW YORK, N. Y.

CHRISTMAS-TREE-ORNAMENT FASTENER Application led March 20, 1929.

hereinafter, the novel features and combi-V nations being set forth in the appended claims.

Fig. 1 is a plan view of a fastening device embodied in my invention.

Fig. v2 is a plan view of another development of my invention.

Fig. 3 is a detail view of an element of the fastening device illustrated in Fig. '2.

Fig. 4 is a detail view of another element of my invention.

Figs. 5 and 6 are perspective views of a further development of my invention.

Fig. 7 is a vertical sectional view of a modified form of my invention taken on the line 7-7 of Fig. 8.

Fig. 8 is a top view of Fig. 7. Fig. 9 is a perspective view of a still further modification of my invention.

Referring particularly to Fig. 1 of the drawing, the numeral 10 designates an upper hook membery of a fastening devi-ce preferable comprising an integral piece of resilient spring wire. The upper hook 10 is disposed at one extremity of a body portion 11 which is substantially straight and is provided at its lower extremity with a looped element 12 adapted to be disposed around the periphery of an electric light socket or base of a bulb and to resiliently grip the same. The upper loop or hook 10 is adapted to be disposed over a branch of a Christmas tree for retaining a light socket and bulb suspended therefrom.

It should be understood that the device as a whole is substantially J-shaped and that Serial No. 348,394.

each of the hooks are by reason of the resiliency of the material, adapted to grip an object disposed therein. An ornament may be attached to the lower loop 12 if desired.

In Figs. 2, 3 and 4 of the drawings my improved fastening means is shown to comprise separate detachable hook elements 20 and 21 each comprising a rectangular plate 22 and 23, respectively. Each plate is secured to the base of one of the hook ele- -ments and the plate 22 as illustrated in Fig.

3 is provided with tapered dovetail grooves 24 and 25.` The plate 23 is'provided with a tapered dovetail extension 26 adapted to be disposed in either of the grooves 24 and 25 -for detachably attaching the hook elements 20 and 21 together. It should be. understood that the relation of the hook element 2O to the hook element 21 may be varied as desired with this form of my invention.

In the modified form of my invention illus-y trated in Figs. 5 and 6, the hook elements 20 and 21 are provided at their extremities with cubical base members 27 and 28, respectively. The base member 27 is provided on its lower and side surfaces with tapered dovetailed grooves 29, 30 and 31 and the base member 28 is provided with` a tapered extension 32, adapted to be selectively disposed in any one of the grooves 29, 30 and 31 yfor attachingl the hook elements 20 and 21 together in a suitable relation. It should be understood that the hook element 2 0 which may be employed for suspending the device from a branch of a tree, may be so positioned rela"- tive to the hook element 21 which is adapted to resiliently grip an electric light socket, as to dispose the two hook elements at right angles to each other or in line with each other as desired. In the modified form of my invention illustrated in Figs. 7 and 8, the hook elements 20a and 21a are provided with disc shaped base members 33 and 34, respectively. The adjacent surface of the discs 33 and 34 are pro-r vided with inter-engaging teeth 35 and 36. A spring clip member 37 comprising radially disposed arms 38 is mounted on top of the disc 33 and is provided with resilient integral extensions 39 which are disposed around the edges of the superimposed discs and engaged against the lower surfaces of the disc 34 for urging the disc together. It should be understood that the two discs are held together by the resilient clip member 37 and that they are restrained from relative rotation by the interengaged teeth 35 and 86. It should be further understood that when it is desired to adjustably position one hook member relative t the other the discs may be pulled apart for disengaging the teeth thereof and when the teeth are disengaged the discsmay be rotated relative to each other and reset in a desired position by permitting the spring clip 37 to urge the discs together for interlocking the teeth 35 and 36.

In the modified form of my invention illustrated in Fig. 9, the body portion 40 is of' substantially circular shape and is integral A2o with the loop element 4l.

Having thus fully shown and described an embodiment orn my invention, what is desired to be secured by Letters Patent of the United States is j 1. A fastening device for Christmas tree ornaments comprising a resilient hook adapted to be engaged on a branch of a Christmas tree, a member attached to said hook and having tapered dovetailed grooves, a second member having a tapered dovetailed veXtension adapted to be selectively engaged in the grooves of said firstA mentioned member and a hook member attached to said second mentioned member adapted to support an electric light socket.

2. A fastening device of the class described, comprising a member having tapered dovetailed grooves in a surface thereof, a second member having a tapered dovetailed eXtension, and hook-members attached to each of said members, the extension of said second mentioned member being adapted to be inserted in any desired groove of said iirst mentioned member for suitably positioning the hook of said second member relative to the hook of said rst mentioned member.

In testimony whereof I have afliXed my signature.

FRANK FISHER. 

